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Economic benefits of substance abuse treatment: findings from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
(Une analyse du coût et du bénéfice du traitement de l'abus des substances psychactives : données du comté de Cuyahoga, Ohio)
Auteur(s) :
KOENIG L. ;
SIEGEL, J. M. ;
HARWOOD, H. ;
GILANI, J. ;
CHEN, Y. J. ;
LEAHY, P. ;
STEPHENS, R.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
S41-S50
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, 28, (3), S41-S50
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We estimated long-term economic benefits and treatment costs for a sample of substance abuse clients who received treatment in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, using health, criminal activity, and earnings data from the Persistent Effects of Treatment Studies. Clients were interviewed at baseline and 6, 12, 24, and 30 months following baseline. We find positive benefits from substance abuse treatment, almost of all of which were derived from reduced criminal activity and increased real earnings, with overall benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 2.8 to 4.1. The reductions in costs to society were found to be persistent over the long-term, 30-month follow-up period. On average, treatment was found to be cost beneficial regardless of the number of times a client entered treatment in the baseline or follow-up periods. Clients who entered residential treatment and then step down to less intensive care showed greater treatment benefits than clients who only received residential treatment. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
The Lewin Group, 3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, VA 22042. E-mail : lane.koeniglewin.com
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.